Hi there, Thanks for your resolution, but please note it does not follow the basic procedure as detailed here. [1]
Per the constitution section 3.1, you must be a Debian Developer to propose or sponsor a resolution [2], if this is not the case we will not be able to accept the proposal in its current form. [1] https://www.debian.org/vote/howto_proposal [2] https://www.debian.org/devel/constitution Aye yours, Hibby On Wednesday, 18 March 2026 23:10:47 Greenwich Mean Time protondebian wrote: > RESOLUTION > > I propose amending the Debian Constitution as follows: > >If, at the close of the nomination period for a Debian Project Leader > >election, only one valid candidate has been nominated, the nomination > >period shall be automatically extended by 21 days; during this extended > >period, additional candidates may be nominated in accordance with the > >usual nomination requirements; if, at the end of the extended period, only > >one valid candidate remains, the campaigning period shall begin as normal > >without further delay. > > > >If this amendment takes effect at a time when the most recent Debian > >Project Leader election had only one valid candidate and no extended > >nomination period was applied, an additional Debian Project Leader > >election shall be held within 3 months of this amendment taking effect. > RATIONALE > > As we can presently see, it is possible for a Debian Project Leader Election > to have only a single candidate, which effectively turns the campaigning > period into a waste of time devoid of discussion or participation. It is > not even for a lack of interest that this year's election is uncontested, > as there is at least one example of an individual unfortunately nominating > themselves a day late > (https://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/2026/03/msg00027.html). Moreover, by > the current rules, 1 week is deemed plenty of time for nominations, yet > three weeks of non-campaigning is deemed an essential, productive use of > time; this contradiction immediately falls apart upon scrutiny because > these three weeks would be put to better use making the election more > competitive. Thus, extending nominations to prevent situations like these > would make election outcomes more legitimate and increase confidence in > leadership.
